Lower School Pages

Welcome to Lower School!

Respect Relationships Resilient Reflective Responsible

Meet our team!

A very warm welcome to Lower School from us all.

The following page will hopefully provide you with as much information as possible. However, if you ever have any problems, concerns or questions, please see a member of the team at the beginning or end of the school day; or by phoning the school office.

Here at Broomhill, we have an open door policy and welcome parents into school.

We are all looking forward to a brilliant year with the children!

Meet The Team

Welcome!

Year 3 and 4 is an amazing time for everyone as the journey through KS2 begins and the children really develop their skills for independent learning. Throughout this year the children will be exploring a variety of exciting and engaging cross-curricular topics including: Rocks, Relics and Rumbles, Tribal Tales, Heroes and Villains, Gods and Mortals and Scrumdiddlyumptious.

Our Current Topic: Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of Earth's layers, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity.

Linked texts: The Firework Makers Daughter- Philip Pullman

Rocks and Relics Year 3-4 2024-2025 Curriculum Flier.pdf

Our Focus Text

What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is . . . a Firework-Maker!

But firework-making is not just about being able to make Crackle-Dragons and Golden Sneezes. There is also one special secret: every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend!

Not knowing that she needs special protection to survive the Fire-Fiend's flames, Lila sets off alone. Her friends, Chulak and Hamlet - the King's white elephant - race after her. But can they possibly reach her in time?

This edition is beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey.

Rocks, Relics and Rumbles Information

Homework expectations:

All of the topics in LKS2 have a Creative Homework Project linked to them, which will give your child the opportunity to showcase their talents, strengths and interests. This will be shared both on our website and on ClassDojo.

-We expect children to read as much as possible. Children in LKS2 should be reading daily at home.

-Children are given a spelling test weekly (every Friday), so we expect children to practise their spellings at home. We have two practice sessions in school to support children with learning their spellings. Spelling lists are posted below (half-termly), as well as on their class page on ClassDojo.

-In LKS2, children should be learning all of their times tables. We do recommend that children practise these as much as possible. Your child will have a Times Table Rockstar login to practise these at home. This website has proved to be very popular and practise makes perfect when it comes to times tables!

-In addition to this, we will sometimes give children English or Maths related homework. Again, this will also be shared on ClassDojo.

Year 3/4 Spellings

These are the upcoming spellings for the children. They will be tested every Friday. The spelling list will be stuck in the childrens planner, posted on dojo and also placed below. The children also now have a login for Spelling Shed. This is an interactive website that allows children to play games based on their spellings that week. The details for this will be stuck in the front of the childrens planners.

Within the week, the children will practise their spelling pattern at least twice a week.

Week 1- Words where the digraph 'ou' makes an _ow_ sound.pdf

Class Dojo

Please support your child and the school with their behaviour and news by signing up to ClassDojo.

You can do this here at https://www.classdojo.com.

We use ClassDojo daily to communicate with you. By using the app, we can provide your child with positive points for a variety of reasons. It also allows us to instantly share messages, updates, photographs and your child's success within the classroom.

If you have not signed up already, please request a code from your child's class teacher to see all the benefits.

Attendance

Your child will know Mr BY's famous phrase 'The more children are in school, the more they are learning'. Our aim is for children's attendance to be at least 97%.

Within school, we regularly celebrate attendance with the children.

Attendance to be updated weekly and after each half term.

Autumn Term Attendance:

Class 1: %

Class 2: %

Class 3: %

Class 4: %

Class 5: %

We appreciate your continued support.

5R'S and SEAL

Every week, children participate in a SEAL lesson.

Social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) is a comprehensive, whole-school approach to promoting the social and emotional skills that underpin effective learning, positive behaviour, regular attendance, staff effectiveness and the emotional health and well-being of all who learn and work in schools.

During the next term, the whole school will be focusing on 'New Beginnings'. This theme focuses on understanding how we feel when we start a new chapter in our lives. It also looks at why we get these feelings and how we can manage them.

Furthermore, we will be having an extra focus on one of our 5R's. Our focused 5R throughout this topic is RESPECT. Within this, children will discuss what this looks like in and outside of school, through focused sessions on being open to improvement and thinking about the consequences of our actions.

If you would like anymore information regarding SEAL, please see the following link https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-primary-seal

Our SEAL topic for Autumn 1 is 'New Beginnings'

Our 5R topic for this Autumn 1 is 'Respect'

Project Evolve:

To be updated before the start of the academic year of 2024-2025.

Furthermore, we will be having an extra focus on one of our 5R's. Our focused 5R throughout this topic is RESPECT. We will reflect on our Broomhill journey, attitudes and behaviour.

If you would like anymore information regarding SEAL, please see the following link https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-primary-seal

Physical Education

A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

Every child at Broomhill Junior School participates in at least 2 hours of physical education (P.E) a week. Furthermore, we also encourage the children to participate in completing 'The Daily Mile'. Because of this, we please ask that you ensure P.E kits are kept in school all week (including a change of outdoor trainers).

Our current topics include football and cricket.

Our P.E days are:

Class 1: Monday + Thursday
Class 2: Monday + Friday

Class 3: Thursday + Friday

Class 4: Wednesday + Friday

Class 5: Wednesday + Thursday

PE clothing.pdf

Learning from home

We have put together some links to online resources that can support children learning at home.

Parents- We would ask that Parents consider how to keep children safe when they are online. NSPCC has some fantastic guidance available here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/. We would recommend setting parental controls on any devices and keep an eye on your child's history.

Children- just a reminder if you ever see anything that makes you uncomfortable please speak to an adult. This website is brilliant for learning about how to keep yourself safe https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ - there are even games!

Every child has been given a login for classroom secrets. They will have work set every Monday, Wednesday and Friday sent via Class Dojo.

Reading for pleasure

In order to support your child develop a love of reading we have created lists of suggested high quality texts that are suitable for each year group. We hope these are helpful for you!

Audible stories Audible are now offering children free audio books whilst schools are closed.

www.getepic.com (hundreds of free books to read on line)

Maths games

TT Rock stars - you will need your school login

White Rose Maths Select your year group to view videos and activities to complete

Maths games- all age maths zone

Year 1 and 2 Maths games Top marks

Maths games KS2 top marks
Numberblocks episodes
https://nrich.maths.org/ - Welcome to the home of rich Mathematics
www.edshed.com/en-gb
https://numbots.com/
https://www.transum.org/

English games

Phonics play- Infant 1 and 2 phonics games Username: march20 password: home

Phonics and Letter formation - Infant 1 Miss Emma

English games top marks

Alphablocks- episodes

Phonics games- Woodlands literacy zone

English junior games top marks

Junior writing prompts Literacy shed
Pobble365 – writing challenges

World e-books Wide range of e-books all available free
https://www.teachwire.net/news/5-of-the-best-online-grammar-games-for-ks2-english
www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home
www.storylineonline.net/
www.onceuponapicture.co.uk (images and questions to inspire writing)

Topic games/ useful websites

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach - Free curriculum-mapped videos for your classroom, arranged by subject and age-group; Live Lessons presented by top BBC talent; educational campaigns including Super Movers and Bring the Noise.
www.dkfindout.com/uk
www.natgeokids.com/uk/ (geography activities)
Scholastic classroom - infant 1 A different book, video and activity ideas for every day